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While Central Ohio is relatively flat without oceans or mountains, we make up for it in parkland with a wide variety of outdoor recreation spaces. From smaller urban parks to rural outdoor settings, you can find a lot to do outside year-round. When our readers and editors were surveyed to decide the top park this […]

The City of Dublin unveiled new details on the new Riverside Crossing Park last week during a public input session, providing residents a glimpse of what phase one of the east side of the new riverfront will look like upon completion. In addition to the walking and biking paths, the new park is set to […]

The new two-acre Children’s Garden at The Franklin Park Conservatory (brought to you by support from the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation) has officially opened, offering Conservatory visitors another outdoor space to explore, learn about the botanical world, and have some fun in the process. Features of the facility include interactive spaces focused on gardening, art, music, […]

There’s a lot of great outdoor spaces in Central Ohio, ranging from small pocket parks to winding hiking and biking trails. 2017 was a great year for parks in Central Ohio as well, with the opening of the new Scioto Peninsula Park next to COSI and the unveiling of the region’s 20th Metro Park, which […]

An open letter released today from Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus Partnership CEO Alex Fischer outlines more details on the ongoing efforts to retain the Columbus Crew SC soccer team after owner Anthony Precourt made it known in October that he is looking to relocate the team to a new city. Within that letter […]

The Scioto Peninsula just got a bit greener (or at least it will next spring once the leaves return). The construction barricades are gone from the new Scioto Peninsula Park adjacent to COSI, and visitors have begun enjoying the area despite it not quite being 100% completed. The 6.5-acre park replaces a former surface parking […]

Earlier this morning, a new Metro Park and Mixed-Use Development was announced for a former quarry site located just west of Upper Arlington, along the Scioto River. While the new park will not be open to the public for approximately 18-24 months, tours are being scheduled for the site for adventurous locals who want to […]